Seeds of Desperation

Greetings friends how are you all doing today it's a new month I pray you all will experience wonderful and great things this month so today I'm here to participate in this contest that was organized by @sahmie you have create a wonderful contest.

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Ever felt desperate for attention on Steemit? How did you handle it?

Yes I have felt desperate for attention on Steemit and that was when I joined Steemit I was not gaining attention from steemians and also not receiving upvote but I noticed that my efforts was not enough do this what I do.

I remembered what my mentor told me when he was educating me about Steemit that I should not be much interested to receive votes rather i should focus on creating meaningful content and engaging with the community in a genuine way rather than solely seeking attention for validation do that's what I do and I see that i was being recognized by many Steemit users.

Can desperation lead to compromising authenticity on Steemit? Any examples?

Yes desperation can indeed lead to compromise authenticity on Steemit or in any other platform where users share content for a recognition so when users become desperate for more followers, upvotes, or monetary rewards it may leads to misleading content, plagiarism, or engaging in vote manipulation schemes.

For examples there was a time where a user on Steemit have been called out for buying votes and some people are still doing that but they no their selves using bots to artificially inflate their rewards, or copying content from other creators without proper attribution.

So these actions is not only compromising the authenticity of the platform but also violate the community guidelines and trust among users.

How does desperation affect content quality on Steemit? Ways to overcome it?

Desperation can have a negative impact on content quality on Steemit in many ways so when a user is desperate for upvotes or followers as I have said they may resort to plagiarism, low-quality content, or excessive self-promotion.

So this can lead to a decrease in the overall quality of content on Steemit platform and also may undermine the trust and engagement of the community and for you to overcome this type of situation all you have to focus on creating valuable and original content that will be much better than chasing upvotes or rewards.

And also try and build relationships with other users, participate in contest and engage with others post by giving a meaningful comment and contribute positively to the Steemit community while maintaining content quality i believe that this will really help you go a long way on Steemit.

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Can desperation for rewards harm community and collaboration on Steemit? Why or why not?

Yes i think desperation for rewards can actually harm a community because when users are solely focused on earning rewards what they will do is they will prioritize creating content that is more likely to generate high payouts, rather than focusing on creating valuable and original post so this type of thing can lead to a decrease in the overall quality of content on the Steemit platform.

Another thing is when a user is being focused on rewards it can foster a competitive environment where users are more concerned with outperforming others to secure larger payouts, rather than fostering a spirit of cooperation, support, and collaboration which is not really good in Steemit platform.

Give some healthy ways to cope with pressure and desperation on Steemit?

The only way for you to cope on Steemit is for you to focus always publishing quality and valuable content and do what is right follow the rules guilding the platform and engage with contest that you enjoy and that help you relax in our local language we normally say body no be firewood which means that the human body is not invincible to emotional strain so we are all susceptible to physical and emotional limitations, and we all should take care of ourselves and not push ourselves too hard.

Lastly always sick for professional help some people do thinks that they know everything about Steemit but still yet they keep making mistakes so it's better ask for something you don't know.

Thanks for reading my post I'm inviting @josepha @okere-blessing and @emmy01 to participate in this contest.